Article 5 Without NATO?
Three states have signed a collective-defence pact built around a striking promise: an attack on one will be treated as an attack on all.
But a treaty clause is only the beginning.
This DKI Defense Analysis Brief looks beyond the Mecca signing to examine the unanswered question now facing Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan:
Can three very different military powers turn a political commitment into a credible alliance?
The agreement is public. What comes next is far less obvious.
Article 5 Without NATO?
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